Comments sought on Prosser's shoreline plan

PROSSER – A
program to manage about four miles of Yakima River shoreline within the city
of Prosser is open for comment through the Washington Department of Ecology.

The proposed shoreline program will guide construction and development along
Prosser's shoreline. It combines local plans for future development and
preservation with new development ordinances and related permitting
requirements.

Prosser adopted its shoreline plan on June 24, 2014. Once approved by
Ecology, the city's shoreline program will become part of the overall state
shoreline master program.

The locally tailored shoreline program is designed to help minimize
environmental damage to shoreline areas, reserve appropriate areas for
water-oriented uses and protect people's access to public land and waters.

Comments will be accepted through Feb. 26, 2015. Comments and questions
should be addressed to Lennard Jordan, Department of Ecology, Shorelands and
Environmental Assistance Program, 15 W. Yakima Ave., Suite 200, Yakima, WA
98902, or by email to
lennard.jordan@ecy.wa.gov. For information, call 509-457-7125.

Taking public comments into consideration, Ecology may approve Prosser's
proposed shoreline program as written, reject it or identify specific
modifications to meet the Shoreline Management Act and applicable state
regulations.